How Many People Are Named Maryland?
people named Maryland are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 663,659 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,299 babies named Maryland in Social Security records from 1884 to 2020, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
39 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Maryland, 85% were girls and 15.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1910s: 71.1% of the babies were girls then and 67.8% in the 1950s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Maryland alive today is about 69 years old, and 75% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 60 and 80 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Maryland first appears in the records in 1884 and was given most often in 1927, to 39 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2020.
Babies given the name each year, 1884 to 2020
🏆 Rank History
Maryland has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,416, in 1927. Among boys, its best rank was #1,074, in 1884.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,416 (1927) | #1,074 (1884) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,001 in the 1940s | #2,979 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Maryland alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Maryland were born in Texas than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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